Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Attala County is $525.00 per year, based on a median home value of $72,200.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.73% of property value.

Attala County collects relatively low property taxes, and is ranked in the bottom half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the eighty-two counties in Mississippi, Attala County is ranked 36th by median property taxes, and 26th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Attala County collects a median of 0.73% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Mississippi. This is partially because the median property value in Attala County is $25,800.00 lower than the Mississippi median property value of $98,000.00.

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36th out of 82 By median yearly property tax

26th out of 82 By percentage of median home value

15th out of 82 By percentage of median income

You can see how Attala County (highlighted in green) compares to the eighty-two other counties in Mississippi with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Mississippi, see our Mississippi county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Mississippi counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Attala County are the responsibility of the Attala County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Kosciusko, Mississippi.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Attala County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Attala County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Attala County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Attala County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Attala County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).